Heart failure & cardiomyopathiesGuideline or statement
Risk-Based Primary Prevention of Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
- Scientific statement
Recommendations
As issued by the authors
Implement PREVENT-HF equations to estimate risk of incident heart failure (HF)
Targeted use of cardiac biomarkers (eg, natriuretic peptides) and echocardiography for risk reclassification and earlier detection of pre-HF
Define therapy-specific risk thresholds that incorporate net benefit and cost-effectiveness
Original publication
Risk-Based Primary Prevention of Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. Published 16 April 2025. doi:10.1161/cir.0000000000001307
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